The outrageous Trayvon Martin verdict.

I am so upset about the Trayvon Martin verdict. I'm not exactly sure of all the facts in the case but apparently Zimmerman attacked Trayvon who then defended himself by throwing Skittles at Zimmerman. Outrageously, Zimmerman responded with gunfire, essentially making Swiss cheese out of the poor kid. I think he had an AK. I'm going to join all the protests today. This country is seriously broken!

Tipping is stressful.

I just got back from Vegas. I hate going places like that. I find it very stressful -- it's all the tipping you have to do. For me it's all just another exercise in self-loathing. And by that I mean it's not possible, for me anyway, to tip the exact right amount. In fact, I usually end up getting angry with myself after each tip, and will find myself thinking essentially one of two things:

1) Jesus Dan, that's a small tip. You are a stingy, selfish person. You are SMALL.

-- or --

2) Why did you tip so much? You like wasting money? You know that over-tipping is a sign of low self-esteem! You are soooo afraid that this person will dislike you or think less of you? You're hopeless. You make me sick.